Article support for clotheslines



Dec. 22, 1931. p PAULSQN 1,837,478

ARTICLE SUPPORT FOR CLOTHESLINES Filed Feb. 5, 1931 In venior 76i6/ L f dzefiarz A Home y Patented Dec. 22, 19?:1

UNITEDSTATES' PATENT OFFICE PETER L. PAULSON, F CLINTON, MINNESOTA ARTICLE surrora r FOB cLo HEsLINEs Application filed February 5, 1931. Serial No. 513,750.

The present invention relates generally to clothes lines and more particularly to an article or clothes support therefor and has for one of its important objects to provide, in a manner as hereinafterset forth, a'device of this character embodying a novel construction and arrangement of parts whereby the clothes or articles may be suspended in pairs on opposite sides of the clothes lines.

Other objects of the invention are to pro'-" vide an article support of the character de scribed which w1ll be simple in constructlon, strong, durable, efiiclent" and reliable muse and which may be manufactured at low cost;

All of the foregoing and still further ob-v jects and advantages of the invention may become apparent from a study of the following specificatiomtaken in connection with the ac.- companying drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the v several views, and wherein V Figure l is a view in perspective showing a 7 support in accordance with this invention mounted 1n position on a clothes line. 7 I Figure 2 1s a v1ew in side elevation of the device showing the same detached from the clothes line. 7

Referring to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the reference numeral 1 designates a resilient rod of suitable material having its intermediate portionbent in a manner to provide an upstanding loop 2 for the passage of the clothes llne 3 1n a manner to support the device thereon. The inner periphery of the loop 2 is serrated or toothed, as at 4, to prevent movement of the support longitudinally on the clothes line. The loop 2 is resilient and normally yieldingly clamps the clothes line.

The rod 1 merges with the downwardly diverging legs 5 which, in turn, merge with the upstanding hook portions 6 which terminate in outwardly curved free upper end por-' tions 7. 7

Any desired number of the devices may be mounted on the clothes line and the same may be spaced as desired. Each of the hooks is adapted to support an article to be dried on the clothes line, said article being inserted and yieldingly clamped between the portions 5 and 6, as will be obvious; The support may be moved longitudinally on the clothes line by moving the legs 5 toward each other-in a manner to expand the loop 2 in a manner to release the clothes line from the grip thereof.

It is believed that the many advantages of an article support for clothes lines in accordance with this invention willbe readily understood, and although the preferredembodiment of the invention is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that changes in the details of construction may be had which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed. 7 What is claimed is Means for supporting articles on a clothesline' comprising a member of inverted U shape and formed of a'single piece of wire,

the bight of said member having an upstand PETER L. PAULSON. 

